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I'd take Oden. He will make his team better than Durant will.
Shawn Bradley or Chris Webber.
Olowokandi or Vince Carter.
Eddy Curry or Pau Gasol.
Darko or LeBron.
When two prospects are similarly regarded, the center isn't always the better player.
Oden keeps getting the hype like he's the next great NBA center. A year ago he was getting schooled by Derrick Character, who hasn't even been impressive at Louisville.
You don't always take the great athletic center over any other player.
Greg Oden looks like he'll be a pretty good NBA center someday.
Kevin Durant looks like he's the next great NBA superstar.
Right now, even though it's against popular beliefs, I would take Durant over Oden.
I'd take Oden. He will make his team better than Durant will.
That was what they said about Okafor ve Dwight Howard
This kid will be the top guard in the NBA in 3 yrs...better than Lebron and Kobe..
you must be joking, right? i am going to go out on a limb and say he won't be as good as Kobe or Lebron...and its not much of a limb if you ask me,.
i think the comparison's to Carmelo Anthony are fair. Durant should be a very very good NBA player.
you must be joking, right? i am going to go out on a limb and say he won't be as good as Kobe or Lebron...and its not much of a limb if you ask me,
i think the comparison's to Carmelo Anthony are fair. Durant should be a very very good NBA player.
dude, 6'9" with mad skills in dribbling, passing and especially shooting and rebounding...Anthony could not even hold a candle to this kid at 18 yrs old.
I saw Magic play as a Freshman, and this kid has that look about him....just wait and see if I am right.
Melo averaged 22-10-2 on a team that won the national le. i'd say the freshman years in college are easily comparable...and he was on a team with G-Mac, Warrick, & Duany...plenty of other scoring options.
i will say Durant appears to have better ball handling skills, but its college, so who really knows and you could argue Melo went against better compe ion in the Big East. a Tracy McGrady comparison may not be bad either since McGrady can handle the ball well as a forward/guard....but as far as size and impact i'll go with Melo.
Durant could be Lamar Odom or better than Tracy McGrady.
Oden could be Brad Sellers or Patrick Ewing.
Durant is a sure fire hit, I'm not quite sure on Oden. I saw a couple of Oden's highschool games and he didn't look so great either.
i like the Lamar Odom comparison as well for Durant, though i think McGrady is closer. anyway, i disagree about the assessment of Oden...i think dude is a definite star. he has been hampered with injuries and he is still dominating on both ends. lets see when he is healthy, what #'s he puts up.
I think both players are great, but Oden just has a bigger impact in my opinion. He completely shuts off the inside game of the opponent.
Oden has no offensive skill, I know his wrist is hurt, but last year in high school when I watched his games , he only scored on dunks and free throws. I can see him being a lot like Dwight Howard, but right now at this point of Howards career, he doesnt dominate enough to change games by himself. And anyone that thinks Oden will be better than Howard is an idiot. Oden will be really good, but I dont think he will be dominate. When his wrist heals it will be easier to make a assesment.
Wait, so Shaq scored all of his career points off of 28 ft. jumpers?
More like dunks and freethrows.
but props to Durant. I could see him being a T-Mac like player....maybe not as good.
god I cant even imagine how many entire Durant games yall've watched. I have seen 2 oden games so Im not going to analyze his game. but Durants the real deal, best player in big 12 and texas history and probably top 2 freshman of all time
he is putting lamarcus aldridge to ing shame
durant,without a doubt. when it comes to being a more complete player, durant has it all. but if you're looking for a dominant post player,then its oden.but durant has to be the best player in college right now.
Oden is no ing Shaq, not even close. Oden is no where near as dominate as Shaq was in college. Like I said, this kid isnt even going to be Dwight Howard, but maybe after his wrist heals he can showcase some more of his offensive skills
i bet if i played for texas and durant played for OU, you'd be sucking my .
The Oden/Howard comparison sounds good to me. Oden is no where near as physically dominant as Shaq. He won't be able to toss around NBA bigs the way Shaq did in his prime. Still, there will be a time in the pretty near future when the debate will be over who is the NBA's dominant center - Howard or Oden.
As for Durant: I don't understand these McGrady comparisons. I like these two better. - 1.) More athletic Nowitzki who can't shoot quite as well but is better at everything else (Skip Bayless) 2.) Slighltly shorter KG with a true scorer's mentality (somebody at ESPN.com) Is he undoubtably not going to play power forward in the NBA? I see him as a 4 who can play some 3.
Not any more than we did LaMarcus...
Ehhh maybe a Bosh type power forward but he has yet to show some hardcore back to the basket or post arsenal, when it comes down to it he's a 3 inside and out--you obviously have not watched more than 5 minutes of this kid play.
The McGrady comparison is dead on, but I like to think of him as a longer Tayshaun Prince with an incredibly better scoring game.
funny that JGW and AHF favor Oden
Nowitzki hasn't shown any hardcore back to the basket arsenal and he's doing okay these days. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Durant has some time to learn some post moves.
I like the Dirk comparison, although he is as you said way more athletic and has way better handles. He does have a nice little post turnaround jumper, but I think the lack of post moves has more to do with him playing to his strengths this year, meaning he isnt very strong yet and probably isnt going to back anyone down. The reverse side of that is for a guy without much strenght, he grabs a load of rebounds, and doesnt get pushed off the block very much. Once he gets stronger, watch out. And no, if Oden was at UT I would still think the same thing, you cant ignore what Durants doing no matter what school he is at, unless you no nothing about basketball
Durant has impressed the out of me, but BOTH of them are going to be great, if not just because of their maturity. Durant has a work ethic that will imrpove his post moves and size. Oden is fundamentally sound and a physical presence with his length and natural shotblocking ability. Who's to say he can't turn into a DRob/Duncan? I think he has more of that teamplayer mentality - i.e. doesn't really care about stats while his teammates are jacking up shots and he risks more injury to his wrist in order to get on the court and be with his team.
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